Khristina Chess is the author of books about teen issues like anorexia, drinking, and depression. Her novel Drive to June won First Place in the young adult category of the Reader Views Reviewers Choice Awards. The Future Unborn was named a runner-up in the 2017 RONE Awards and a finalist the 5th Annual Beverly Hills Book Awards, and Hollow Beauty was named a finalist in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. She lives with her husband and numerous pets in Huntsville, Alabama.